Service difficulty report · Strut · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
August 3, 2025
Submitted
August 5, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500237
Aircraft time
9,396 hours, 7,384 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Dirty
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MAIN PAX DOOR WARNING ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES DURING FLIGHT SPOKE WITH PILOTS AND RECREATED THE BINDING. THE SUPPORT STRUT WAS CREATING A CHATTER NOISE BUT WAS NOT CAUSING THE DOOR TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY. WAITED FOR AIRCRAFT TO COME INTO HANGER TO FURTHER EVALUATE. ONCE IN HANGER ONLY AFTER MULTIPLE TIMES OPERATING THE DOOR A CHATTER NOISE WAS HEARD. EVALUATED THE SUPPORT STRUT AND FOUND DEBRIS ON THE STRUT. CLEANED THE STRUT AND DID OPS CHECKS AGAIN NO CHATTERING/ BINDING WAS FOUND AND DOOR OPERATED AS IT SHOULD. PERFORMED 5 MORE OPS CHECKS OF THE DOOR AND DOOR OPS CHECKS GOOD. WORK DONE IAW AMM 20-00-00, & 52-10-00.

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